Driving in Monaco as an F1 fan
It's long been a dream of mine to "drive the F1" track and having just bought a (modest for Monaco but) dream car, I was thinking of making it a reality in August of this year.
My girlfriend and I have been planning a 6 night road trip through France with 2 nights earmarked to stay in Monaco or Nice. We found some nice Air B'nBs, one of which has a parking space.
However, I am reading a lot about traffic in Monaco being hell. I know we can walk around the principality and see a lot by foot, but I'd quite like to be able to lie on my deathbed (hopefully many years into the future) and remember driving around the world famous hairpin.
I suppose my question is - how bad is the traffic? Is it worth trying to "drive the circuit" or will walking it be enough? Are there better times of day to drive/avoid? And I'll even go as far as to ask - would this be better done at another time of year rather than August?
Thanks in advance for any advice and insight you can give - plus any other Monaco driving tips! :)